A man convinced against his will is not convinced.
May your happiest days of the past be your saddest days of your future.
Prejudice is one of the world's greatest labor-saving devices; it enables you to form an opinion without having to dig up the facts.
Don't worry about middle age: you'll outgrow it.
Don't knock the rich. When did a poor person give you a job?
As the farmer said, "I'm not greedy, all I want is the land next to mine.